Clinical Rehabilitation Strategies and Exercise for Stroke Recovery
A special issue of Journal of Clinical Medicine (ISSN 2077-0383). This special issue belongs to the section "Clinical Rehabilitation".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 20 June 2026 | Viewed by 18
Special Issue Editor
Interests: phagocytosis; endothelial cells; microglial cells; stroke; dementia; inflammation
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Dear Colleagues,
Stroke remains one of the leading causes of long-term disability worldwide, often resulting in motor, cognitive, and sensory impairments that significantly affect patients’ quality of life. Clinical rehabilitation strategies and targeted exercise interventions play a pivotal role in optimizing recovery and promoting neuroplasticity after stroke. Modern rehabilitation approaches incorporate evidence-based techniques such as task-specific training, constraint-induced movement therapy, robotic-assisted exercise, and virtual reality environments to enhance functional outcomes. In addition, aerobic and resistance exercises are known to improve cardiovascular fitness, muscle strength, and overall brain health, facilitating both physical and cognitive recovery. Early and intensive rehabilitation, combined with multidisciplinary care involving physiotherapists, occupational therapists, speech therapists, and neurologists, is essential for achieving the best outcomes. Current research is increasingly focused on individualized rehabilitation programs, guided by neuroimaging, neurophysiological, and biochemical biomarkers, to monitor recovery trajectories and adapt interventions accordingly. This Special Issue aims to highlight recent advancements in stroke rehabilitation and exercise science, inviting studies and reviews that explore novel therapeutic techniques, biomarkers of recovery, predictive models of rehabilitation outcomes, and the mechanisms underlying neuroplasticity and functional restoration. Contributions that integrate clinical, neurobiological, and technological perspectives are especially encouraged.
Dr. Dimitrios I. Tsiptsios
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- stroke
- stroke rehabilitation
- exercise
- biomarkers
- rehabilitation outcomes
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